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Lunch at the beach seemed to be the best thing to do on a great Nelson afternoon. We were across the road from Sands and had often thought to try the place. A special of orange roughy and chips was on offer so of course had to try that. The fish was very fresh and the light batter crispy. The...
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A beautiful, excellent, groovy place with the most scrumptious fish, chips, chicken and so much more!!!! The person here has the most cool manner/service that everyone should look up to! Soooo good we're writing the review straight away!!
THIS IS A MUST-GO-TO, the Sands.

My wife Lorna and I have eaten lunch at this first class fish and chip shop, twice over the past 30 days.
On our first visit we choose Blue Cod, which is a very tasty fish. Yesterday we chose Southern Whiting, this was a delicate fish with great taste, in my opinion better than Blue Cod. The fish and the...
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Super fresh fish, crispy batter, huge chips ... what more is there?
Plenty of parking either roadside, across the road in a park or under the Sands building.
The dude who cooks the fish is a master; eccentric, but a master nonetheless. Front counter is friendly.
Quick service.
We had cod and HUGE scallops. Delicious.
Half scoop of chips is...
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Definitely would not recommend. The fish was horrible, must have been in the freezer for quite some time, dry and not a nice taste at all. The chips were no better, totally dried out inside outside was far from crisp. Waste of time waiting and certainly felt ripped off

We had an evening meal and breakfast at Sands and found the food a bit hit and miss. The scallop and prawn dish in the evening was very bland and the mussels small a rubbery. However breakfast was delicious and I would go back for the avocado smash any time.

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Thank Marg22

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maturechef51, Owner at The Sands Fish and Chips, responded to this review

Hi buddy i think your post on here was ment for the sands brewery bar and kitchen lol,
this the sands fish and chip shop site, cheers.
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I've written a few reviews 97% positive. This is the first time I've felt the need to write a review within an hour of the meal. $70 ordered, burgers passable if you like soggy bottom buns. Chips undercooked so of course soggy. Batter of hotdogs and flips, fish all undercooked. Worthy of all soggy batter for the Scallops a premium...
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